Photography
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Flexibility and Patience
At some point in every portrait photographer’s career there will be a time when things just don’t work out according to the plan. Two characteristics will be very beneficial in getting around these situations; patience and flexibility. You also need to use what resources you…
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Art 1
Here are a few masterpieces of art I enjoyed while visiting the Art Institute of Chicago recently. As evidenced in my photo portraiture, I have a love for faces. We find portraits fascinating because we are fascinated by people like ourselves. We’re also fascinated by…
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Khmer Empire Antiquities
Because I am still researching my novel based on the Khmer empire in Cambodia, I had hoped to discover some relics or art from this period and the Art Institute of Chicago did not disappoint. What was disappointing were the descriptions of the artifacts. Which…
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How Much Is Beauty Worth?
pd-com: Almost nothing as it turns out. Here’s what I mean: it takes little effort to acquire beauty thereby the value of it decreases. You can push a button to make music from digital instruments. The internet gives us access to useful and useless information.…
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Photo Exercises
In order to take advantage of the benefits of a good photo walk, try some of these visual exercises as well. Walk around shooting anything and everything. Don’t discriminate, keep your mind open Focus on color, monochrome, texture, composition If you shoot primarily with your…
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Photo Walk
Now that spring time is officially here, it is time to stand up, stretch, and get moving. What better way to ease into it than a walk with your camera? Physical fitness is essential to your artistic fitness. In order for you to become a…
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Explore More
Use photography as a chance to explore more. Go on adventures or a simple photo walk. Get out of the house and just shoot. Explore More: Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona 34.904996, -109.786871
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Why Portraits?
Someone asked me the other day what type of photography do I like to shoot. Immediately my response was “portraits.” Why? Because people are fascinating! Because people have individual personalities and expressions. Because people have stories to share. Because people are intrigued by other people.…
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Explore More: Joshua Tree National Park, California 34.005809, -116.162646 Playlist: Joshua Tree by U2
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A Simpler iPad Photo Workflow
Following up on my previous post about editing photos with the iPad and VSCO workflow, I wanted to add some even more simple tools. The iPad and it’s Photos app have some very basic editing tools and help simplify your workflow. When I import my…
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iPad + VSCO Workflow
The advancement in digital photographic technology has come a long way, baby. When I acquired my first digital camera 18 years ago the post processing was minimal and the software was expensive. More recently, I’ve converted from a Nikon and Compact Flash adapter to desktop…